Signal



J. S. McLEA SIGNAL Filed Jan.2l, 1927 2 Sheets-Sneet 1 JJHHHMHMMMHHMH ,iffi fj ffi ezn/ INVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 MWMMMMML R O T N E v N ATTOR'NEY SIGNAL J. s. MCLEAN Filed Jan.2 l, 1927 villlllllulml nuii-ii-k Spt. 20, 1927.

iffim WITNESS Patented Sept. 20, 1927.

UNITED.

"ET FFEE.

JAMES SAUL MGLEAN, or ALBUaUnncUn, new MEXICO, ASSIGNOR or FOR'lY-NINE rER CENT TO BOBER'I F. JGHNSTOILOF ALBUQUERQUE, new MEXICO.

SIGNAL.

Application filed January 21,1927. Serial No. 162,526.

-This invention relates to a signal for vehicles and the like, the general object of the invention being to' provide means for indi- V eating when the vehicle is to be turned tothe left or right or is to'be stopped, with means whereby the signals can be seen from both the front and rear as well as from the sides of the vehicle; y,

Another object of the invention is to place In the signals on strips of cloth or similar material and to wind the strips upon rollers,

one roller of each pair being a spring roller which normally holds thestrip in wound condition, with a blank space appearing at the window of the signal casing, with means for rotating the other roller of the pair to wrap part of the strip thereon and thus bring aportion of the strip having a signal a word thereon in front of the window. Another object of the invention is to provide manually operated means for operat ng the signal meansfr om a point adjacent the drivers seat.

This invention also consists in certain "zen-other features of. constructlon and in the Figure 1 is a view showing the signal in use on a motor'vehicler Figure 2 is a view of the hand operated means foractuating the signal. Figure 3 is a sectional view with parts a broken away of such means.

Figured is asection on line 44 of Flgure 2.

Figure -5 is a view of one of the signal casings.

Figure 6 1s a; vertical sectional view through such casing.

Figure? is a section on line 7-7 of Figure 5 and showing both casings.

Figure 8 is a section on line 88 of Figure 6.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional view through one of the spring rollers.

' In these views, 1 and 2 indicate a pair of signal casings which are arranged at right angles to each other, with one corner of a casing abutting a corner of the other casing, clearly shown in Figure 7. The inner corners of the casings are suitably arranged adjacent the left hand front post of the body of the vehicle, as shown in Figure 1 and the ciltfilllgs are suitably supported in this position. it will, of course, be understood that the casings could be placed at other points on. a vehicle, though they should be so placed that the signals of one casing can be seen from the front and rear of the car and the signals ofthe other casing can be seen from the sides of the car.

Each casing has a window 3 in each side thereof, the windows being closed by transparent members 1. An electric lamp 5 is also placed in each casing for illuminating the signals at night, these lamps being suitably connected with the-battery of the car or other suitable source of current. A pair of spring rollers 6 is arranged in the inner end of each casing, each roller being rotatably mounted on a shaft 7 and a coiled spring 8 is arranged in each roller and has one end connected to the roller and the other end to the shaft. Thus when the roller is rotated, the'spring will be contracted and said spring will return the roller to its normal position. A pair of rollers 9 is arranged in the outer end of each casing and a pulley 10 is fastened to the lower part of each roller 9. A strip 11 of cloth or the like is fastened to each of the rollers 6 and to each 'of the rollers 9, each strip passing across the window in rear of the transparent member l. Guides 12 are provided for the strips to keep them adjacent the windows. Each strip has thereon the words Right, Left? and Stop and a blank space which will appear at the window when the spring 8 has moved the roller 6 to its normal position but when the roller 9 is rotated, by means hereinafter to be described, a portion of the strip will be wound upon said roller 9 and 100 drawn from the roller 6 so that one of the words will appear at the window, as shown dOWs.

vided with notches 19 for receiving a spring latch 20 carried by the lever and provided with a notch 21 for holding the lever in ad uSted position. Each notch 1s designated With a legend, the legends correspondmg with the Words on the strips 11 and one 7 notch having the legend Clear go and when the lever is in this position, the blanl: parts of the strips 11 will be at the win I prefer to provide a curved passage 22 in the segment 18 through which the cable 14 passes and to extend a bent end 17" of the lever into said passage that the cable can be attached to said bent end.

From the foregoing it will be seen that when the driver Wishes to turn to th left or right or isto stop or slow up, he can indicate his intentions by simply grasping the handle 21 to retract the latch and then move the lever 17 to the place on the segment, the legend of which states what he is to do.

This action of the lever will pull upon the cables 14 and the belts 13 so that the rollers 9 will be rotated to adjust the strips 11 to ahas been moved will appear through the Windows so that persons observing the signals will know just What the driver intends to do. After his intentions have been carried out, the lever is moved overto the Clear go notch so that the springs of the Spring rollers will return the parts to norm'al position with the blank spaces on the strips appearing at the Windows. Of course, it"desired, the Words Clear go or similar WOI'ClS can be placed on these blank spaces of the strips. i

It is thought from the foregoing descrip tion that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that I may make changes in the construction and in the combination and arrangement 01" the several p:irts.vprovided that such changes tall. Within the scope of the appended claims.

gnai words thereon will appear at the Window.

2. A signal of the class described comprising a casing having Window therein, a

sp ing roller in one end of the casing, a sec-' ondroller arranged at the other end of the casing, a belt having its ends fastened to the rollers, said belt carrying signal Words; mean; for rotating the second roller troin tne il'ltel'lOl oi the vehicle toniove the belt means comprising a pulley fastened to the to a. position Where one of-the signal Words tl'iereon will app-ear at the window, such second roller, an operating lever-in the vere the belt to a'position where one of the hicle, flexible means connecting the same".

with the pulley, a dial overvvhich the lever operates and means for holdingithe' lever'in adpisted POSIUOIL i D e), an a pair of ca ings arranged at right casing abutting the corner of anothercasmg, each casing having a Window inner end ofeach casing, a pair of rollers 'in' the outer end of each casing, a belt hav ng its ends connected with a roller of each pair i angle;- to each other with the corner o'lon'e each tace thereot, a pair of spring rollers :11 the A signal of the class described-coin: 

